elusive
i-LOO-siv
iloosiv in Ingglish
IPA /ɪˈlusɪv/ · 3 syllables
How “elusive” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | e | l | u | si | ve |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | i | l | oo | si | v |
“elusive” sound by sound
| Ingglish | i | l | oo | s | i | v |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /ɪ/ | /l/ | /u/ | /s/ | /ɪ/ | /v/ |
- Sounds
- 6 sounds from 7 letters: 3 vowels /ɪ/, /u/, /ɪ/ and 3 consonants /l/, /s/, /v/
- Syllables
- 3 — i · LOO · siv, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- fairly common: 1.4 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #14,223 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /usɪv/
Words that sound like “elusive” (homophones)
Words that rhyme with “elusive” (/usɪv/)
exclusiveabusiveconclusiveintrusiveconducivereclusiveinclusiveillusiveobtrusiveinconclusive
See all 12 words that rhyme with “elusive” →
“elusive” — questions & answers
How do you spell “elusive”?
E-L-U-S-I-V-E in English; “iloosiv” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “elusive”?
i-LOO-siv — IPA /ɪˈlusɪv/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “elusive”?
/ɪˈlusɪv/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What words sound like “elusive”?
“illusive” — same sounds, different spelling.